This contained the famous lines, ’Tis better to have loved and lost / Than never to have loved at all, and became a huge source of comfort to many who had lost loved ones, including Queen Victoria. Hallam's death inspired Tennyson's In Memoriam A.H.H., which, after 17 years of writing, was published in 1850 and is now widely regarded as the highest point in Tennyson's career. The sudden death of his close friend Arthur Hallam, who he had met at Cambridge, also affected Tennyson badly. Subsequently he shied away from publication for a decade, although he did continue to write during that time.
It contained work that would become well known, such as T he Lady of Shalott, but received unfavourable reviews. At the end of 1832 he published another volume of poetry: Poems by Alfred Tennyson. The death of his father in 1831 meant Tennyson had to leave Cambridge and return to Lincolnshire. Tennyson published his first solo collection, Poems, Chiefly Lyrical, in 1830. In 1829 he won the Chancellor's Gold Medal for the poem Timbuctoo. In the same year, aged 18, he published his first collection entitled Poems by Two Brothers, which also featured work by his brother Charles. In 1827, Tennyson then went to Trinity College, Cambridge. Tennyson attended Louth's King Edward VI Grammar School from 1816 to 1820, before being educated by his father who shared a love of poetry. He was the fourth of twelve children born to George Clayton Tennyson, the rector of Somersby, and his wife Elizabeth. Tennyson was born in Somersby, a village in the East Lindsey district of the county. Still one of Britain's most loved poets, Tennyson is the ninth most quoted author in the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations with many people still finding inspiration in his work today. He remains the longest serving Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, having held the position for 42 years. 6 October 1892) is one of Lincolnshire's most famous figures. The Tennyson Spotlight Display is open in the Courtyard Gallery until Thursday 15th NovemberĪlfred, Lord Tennyson (b. Watercolour on paper by Jack Merriott, circa 1955 (Usher Gallery) Somersby Rectory, birthplace of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Roberts, 'Lord Tennyson in his study at Aldworth 1885' S Hollyer/The Daily Graphic 1892
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